Thailand Live Sunday 6 Apr 2014

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Victory day soon: Suthep
The Sunday Nation

BANGKOK: -- PDRC chief ready to seek royal nod for new PM; Jatuporn warns red shirts won't allow unelected premier

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/716831-victory-day-soon-suthep/

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PM will be given fair chance: NACC
The Sunday Nation

BANGKOK: -- The National Anti-Corruption Commission will give caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra a fair chance to defend herself and will use the same standards as in court trials, NACC member Vicha Mahakun said yesterday.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/716833-pm-will-be-given-fair-chance-nacc/

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Bomb blast in Rajdamnoen 'meant to spread fear'
The Sunday Nation

BANGKOK: -- A home-made C4 bomb was likely to have been used in the attack on a police hoist parked at Rajdamnoen Nok Avenue on Friday night, according to Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) officials.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/716834-bomb-blast-in-rajdamnoen-meant-to-spread-fear/

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Alumni apologises to Tan over band's behaviour
The Sunday Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Satriwitthaya 2 Alumni Association has released a statement apologising to Ichitan Group chairman Tan Passakornnatee, after he felt pressured into giving Satriwitthaya 2 School's marching band Bt3.1 million so it could compete in an overseas event.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/716835-alumni-apologises-to-tan-over-bands-behaviour/

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Northeast hit by gusty summer thunderstorms
The Sunday Nation

ISAAN; -- Thunderstorms and gusty winds are expected to hit several northeastern provinces today.

At risk are Nong Khai, Bueng Kan, Nong Bua Lamphu, Udon Thani, Khon Kaen, Chaiyaphum and Nakhon Ratchasima, according to an advisory issued by the Meteorological Department.

"Locals in these provinces should watch out as the summer thunderstorms may cause casualties and property damage," the advisory warned.

Large trees, advertising boards and insecure structures would be at risk during the storms.

In Bang Rakam, Phitsanulok, the abbot of Wang Itok Temple said a storm brought down an 80-year-old wood pavilion at the monastery on Friday night.

"About 20 nearby houses have also sustained damage," Phra Atikarn Mongkhon Maha Wuttho said.

In Kalasin, thunderstorms affected 1,253 houses and vast farmland on the same night.

"In Huay Phung district alone, more than 3,000 rai of farms are affected," district chief Somkiat Duangmaee said.

In Chai Nat, several areas have been declared disaster zones in the wake of thunderstorms and hailstorms.

Officials are in the process of surveying the damage and extending assistance to over 200 victims.

Uttaradit disaster prevention and mitigation chief Narong Inso reported that a storm hit his province early yesterday.

"It uprooted several large trees, which then blocked traffic on local roads," he said, adding that 37 houses were damaged.

While storms have wreaked havoc in several areas, drought is also a serious threat at 4,567 villages spanning over 2 million rai of land in 38 provinces, according to the Agriculture Ministry.

-- The Nation 2014-04-06

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Couple and son possibly killed over family assets: police
Supachai Petchthewee
The Sunday Nation

Bangkok; -- An ongoing police investigation into the murders of a couple and their police lieutenant son is now focused on a "family conflict over family assets"

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/716836-couple-and-son-possibly-killed-over-family-assets-police/

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Three killed in Sadao fire
The Sunday Nation

A fire raged through two karaoke shops in Sadao in Songkhla yesterday morning, killing three people and injuring six others.

Killed at the scene were the owner of Rinda Karaoke, Akkaramanee Jaima, her sister Rangsima Jaima, and Rangsima's one-year-old daughter.

Their bodies were found on the second floor.

One of the survivors jumped from the third floor to escape the fire and its smoke.

"At this point, we still don't know how the fire started," Sadao Police Station superintendent Colonel Weerasan Thanpiam said.

However, he personally suspected burning cigarette butts left behind by some customers may have been the cause.

"It seems the fire started slowly after the shop closed at about 2am," he said.

It took relevant officials about 30 minutes to control the fire that started from Rinda Karaoke then spread to the neighbouring SK Karaoke.

-- The Nation 2014-04-06

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Legal system needs a revamp: NACC's Vicha
Chanikarn Phumhiran
The Sunday Nation

Vicha

BANGKOK: -- Anti-graft agency member warns of links with international crime syndicates, severe problems and limits on fighting graft

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/716837-legal-system-needs-a-revamp-naccs-vicha/

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Suthep says government officials can return to work Tuesday

BANGKOK: -- People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) leader Suthep Thaugsuban announced Saturday that all government offices except Government House and the Interior Ministry will be open Tuesday, ending months long seizure.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/716812-suthep-says-government-officials-can-return-to-work-tuesday/

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Prachuab Khirikan to hold alcohol free Songkran Festival

PRACHUAB KHIRIKAN, 5 April 2014 (NNT) -Every part of Thailand is poised for the upcoming Songkran Festival where water splashing events are held nation wide.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/716838-prachuab-khirikan-to-hold-alcohol-free-songkran-festival/

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-- The Nation 2014-04-06

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Two soldiers injured in gun and bomb attack

BANGKOK: -- Two soldiers standing guard at a security bunker near Benchamabophit Temple were seriously injured when unknown number of armed men opened fire and threw a hand grenade at their bunker Saturday night.

The Erawan emergency centre said the two soldiers were rushed to Ramathibodi hospital for emergency operation.

Both were wounded on the chest and doctors have to insert tubes to drain blood from their chests.

The scene of attack is near the Royal Plaza where a police tow truck was damaged when two men riding on a motorcycle planted a TNT explosive beneath the vehicle and escaped Friday night. Shortly after they fled the bomb exploded.

Nobody was injured but the explosion caused a crater on the concrete road and punctured the tyre of the truck.

The Center said since the political violence broke out at end of November last year until Saturday, 21 people have been killed and 736 injured

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/two-soldiers-injured-gun-bomb-attack/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=two-soldiers-injured-gun-bomb-attack

-- Thai PBS 2014-04-06

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Two troops shot, injured allegedly by STR guards

BANGKOK: -- Two troops in civilian clothes were shot and severely injured allegedly by security guards of the Students and People Network for Thailand's Reform late Saturday night, an Army officer said.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/716840-two-troops-shot-injured-allegedly-by-str-guards/

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Signal detected in MH370 search 'consistent' with black box

PERTH: A signal detected by a Chinese ship searching the Indian Ocean for flight MH370 is "consistent" with the type emitted from the aircraft black box, according to the Australian ex-military chief in charge of the hunt.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/709464-missing-malaysia-airlines-jet-carrying-239-triggers-southeast-asia-search/page-149?p=7656069#entry7656069

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RT@RichardBarrow: Looks like a snowstorm in Europe but this was taken on the Chiang Rai-Mae Sai road (Pic @naliantravel) pic.twitter.com/hMHbBYEp1Z

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Suthep Will Ask HM King To Appoint Himself As Coup Leader

By Khaosod English.

BANGKOK: -- Anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban has vowed to ask His Majesty the King to approve his effort to seize power from government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/716941-suthep-will-ask-hm-king-to-appoint-himself-as-coup-leader/

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